Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Novel Ip

26 pending office actions • 15 clients • 24 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 52 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=2209 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.3%
Allowance Rate
n=2209
+0.52σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2209
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1315
-0.11σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1315
1008 days
Time to Allowance
n=1315
+8.2pp
Interview Lift
n=2209
35.3%
RCE Rate
n=2209
1.1%
Appeal Rate
n=2209

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

81.6%
§101 Overcome
n=244
81.0%
§102 Overcome
n=496
82.4%
§103 Overcome
n=897
80.6%
§112 Overcome
n=547

Specialization & Scale

A61B, G01N, G01V
Top CPC Subclasses
34%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2209
1
Practitioners
n=2209
2209.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=2209

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due later (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

10
Hard (38%)
11
Medium (42%)
5
Easy (19%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (12%)
§103 only9 (35%)
§112 only4 (15%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other2 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)7 (27%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
19
Mechanical / Eng
73% of docket
5
Business / Other
19% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KLEIN, BROOKE L 2 53.1% +54.2%
TRINH, HONG-VAN N 2 62.3% +58.7%
SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN 1 57.6% +14.8%
SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE 1 73.4% +18.5%
BEGEMAN, ANDREW W 1 43.9% +22.6%
MALEVIC, DJURA 1 78.1% +10.5%
KIKNADZE, IRAKLI 1 89.0% +8.0%
THOMAS, ERIC M 1 70.1% +14.2%
ABDI, AMARA 1 82.8% -7.2%
MYHR, JUSTIN L 1 63.8% +28.7%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18950629 Probabilistic Image Analysis KIKNADZE, IRAKLI
18802141 Methods and Systems for the Efficient Acquisition, Conversion, and Display of Pathology Images ABDI, AMARA

Hard Cases (10)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18469026 Disposable Tubing Set for an Enteral Feeding System GOLLAMUDI, NEERAJA 126d overdue
19170170 METHOD OF TREATING A MATERIAL FORMATION IN AN APPENDAGE KLEIN, BROOKE L 25d overdue
18353419 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE THERAPEUTIC METHODS TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS USING REFLEXOLOGY ZONES LEDERER, SARAH B 16d overdue
18328198 Systems and Methods for Identifying, Tracking, and Managing a Plurality of Social Network Users Having Predefined Characteristics PINSKY, DOUGLAS W 16d overdue
18481387 Method and Apparatus for Tissue Ablation DELLA, JAYMI E 8d
18487286 Device and Implantation System for Electrical Stimulation of Biological Systems DIETRICH, JOSEPH M 19d
19186463 Integrated Electrodiagnostic, Physiological and Ultrasound Systems and Methods BEGEMAN, ANDREW W 75d
18893034 Methods and Systems for Generating and Managing Active Objects in Video Games THOMAS, ERIC M

Interview Candidates (10)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19170170 METHOD OF TREATING A MATERIAL FORMATION IN AN APPENDAGE KLEIN, BROOKE L 25d overdue
18069531 Foot-Actuated Device for Switching Flow Between Fluid Sources TRINH, HONG-VAN N 28d
19186463 Integrated Electrodiagnostic, Physiological and Ultrasound Systems and Methods BEGEMAN, ANDREW W 75d
19292756 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE OR PRESSURE PULSE TREATMENT FOR PROPTOSIS OR EXOPHTHALMOS SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN
19232563 Duodenal Ablation with Improved Depth and Consistency of Ablation SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE
19090799 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE TREATMENT AND DEVICES FOR APPENDAGES KLEIN, BROOKE L
18951358 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NEUTRON FLUX BY USING A PORTABLE RADIONUCLIDE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE (RID) COMPRISING SCINTILLATION MATERIAL WITH IODINE MALEVIC, DJURA
18893034 Methods and Systems for Generating and Managing Active Objects in Video Games THOMAS, ERIC M

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37943
37913
37833
37972
37152
37981
28841
16541
37921
36441

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19292756 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE OR PRESSURE PULSE TREATMENT FOR PROPTOSIS OR EXOPHTHALMOS Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN §112Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 06, 2025
19232563 Duodenal Ablation with Improved Depth and Consistency of Ablation Aqua Medical, Inc. SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE 3794 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 09, 2025
19186463 Integrated Electrodiagnostic, Physiological and Ultrasound Systems and Methods Cadwell Laboratories, Inc. BEGEMAN, ANDREW W 3798 §103§112 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Apr 22, 2025
19170170 METHOD OF TREATING A MATERIAL FORMATION IN AN APPENDAGE Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC KLEIN, BROOKE L 3797 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Apr 04, 2025
19090799 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE TREATMENT AND DEVICES FOR APPENDAGES Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC KLEIN, BROOKE L 3797 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 26, 2025
18951358 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NEUTRON FLUX BY USING A PORTABLE RADIONUCLIDE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE (RID) COMPRISING SCINTILLATION MATERIAL WITH IODINE Target Systemelektronik GmbH & Co. Kg MALEVIC, DJURA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 18, 2024
18950629 Probabilistic Image Analysis Rapiscan Holdings, Inc. KIKNADZE, IRAKLI 2884 DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 18, 2024
18893034 Methods and Systems for Generating and Managing Active Objects in Video Games Activision Publishing, Inc. THOMAS, ERIC M §101§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 23, 2024
18802141 Methods and Systems for the Efficient Acquisition, Conversion, and Display of Pathology Images International Medical Solutions, Inc. ABDI, AMARA §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 13, 2024
18733574 Systems and Methods for Controlling Camera Perspectives, Movements, and Displays of Video Game Gameplay Activision Publishing, Inc. MYHR, JUSTIN L 3715 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 04, 2024
18638809 Systems and Methods for Dynamic Neurophysiological Stimulation Cadwell Laboratories, Inc. LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 3791 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2024
18634792 Detachable Connector Receptacles Cadwell Laboratories, Inc. JIMENEZ, OSCAR C §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 12, 2024
18411248 Methods for Preserving and Administering Pre-Beta High Density Lipoprotein Having a Predetermined Minimum Level of Degradation Hdl Therapeutics, Inc. MOAZZAMI, NAGHMEH NINA 1654 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 12, 2024
18410127 Methods and Systems for Generation, Use, and Delivery of Activated Stem Cells Todd Frank Ovokaitys HUH, VYNN V 3792 §103 Final Rejection 146d overdue Pending Jan 11, 2024
18392774 Hydroponic Cultivation System and Grow Tower Produced Incorporated NGUYEN, TRINH T 3644 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 21, 2023
18487286 Device and Implantation System for Electrical Stimulation of Biological Systems Endostim, Inc. DIETRICH, JOSEPH M 3796 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Oct 16, 2023
18481387 Method and Apparatus for Tissue Ablation Santa Anna Tech LLC DELLA, JAYMI E 3794 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 8d Pending Oct 05, 2023
18469026 Disposable Tubing Set for an Enteral Feeding System Generica Medical International, Inc. GOLLAMUDI, NEERAJA 3783 §103§112 Non-Final OA 126d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2023
18353419 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE THERAPEUTIC METHODS TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS USING REFLEXOLOGY ZONES Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC LEDERER, SARAH B 3785 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2023
18344702 System and Method of Assessing a Patient's Visual Function Cadwell Laboratories, Inc. TU, AURELIE H 3791 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jun 29, 2023
18328198 Systems and Methods for Identifying, Tracking, and Managing a Plurality of Social Network Users Having Predefined Characteristics Captiv8, Inc. PINSKY, DOUGLAS W 3626 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Jun 02, 2023
18321155 Apparatus, System and Method for Performing a Bronchoscopy Thoracent, Inc. TRINH, HONG-VAN N 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2023
18069531 Foot-Actuated Device for Switching Flow Between Fluid Sources Thoracent, Inc. TRINH, HONG-VAN N 3783 §112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Dec 21, 2022
18054726 Methods and Systems for Developing Video Games Terrain Systems Activision Publishing, Inc. MOSSER, ROBERT E 3715 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 11, 2022
17450273 Visualization-Enabled Ablation Catheters, Systems, and Methods Santa Anna Tech LLC BROWN, KYLE MARTZ 3794 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Oct 07, 2021
16555730 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONCURRENTLY DISPLAYING SELECTED AND UNSELECTED EEG DATA Cadwell Laboratories, Inc. WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Aug 29, 2019

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